Director, Finance and Treasury
Description
Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a US-based, fully integrated pharmaceutical company with capabilities in product development, manufacturing, and commercial operations. Cosette has a fast-growing portfolio of branded pharmaceuticals consisting of products in the cardiology, women's health, and migraine markets. Cosette has a long history in quality manufacturing of complex dosage forms including topical creams, ointments, oral liquids/solutions and suppositories, which has led to consistent supply to customers and commercialization success. Cosette has corporate and manufacturing facilities in New Jersey and North Carolina and is supported by more than 300 dedicated employees across all functional areas.
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Position Summary
The Director of Finance and Treasury is responsible for enterprise-wide cash management, debt compliance, performance reporting, financial planning and value creation for Cosette Pharmaceuticals. This role is a key strategic partner to the CFO, Executive Leadership Team (ELT), Board of Directors (BOD), and external financing partners, providing rigorous financial leadership, forward-looking insights, and operational decision support.The Director oversees the company’s cash flow management, lender reporting, capital planning, and working capital performance—while ensuring strong financial governance and operational alignment across the organization
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Enterprise Financial Leadership & Performance Management
- Lead quarterly compliance reporting and annual budget submissions debt compliance.
- Serve as primary liaison with financial stakeholders regarding company performance, financial results, and interest-rate updates.
- Collaborate with external partners on all reporting requirements for lenders and financial sponsors.
- Prepare and review quarterly BOD cash forecasts and provide supporting commentary.
Treasury, Cash Management & Working Capital
- Oversee daily cash balance reconciliation; identify and resolve cash-related exceptions.
- Lead weekly 13-week cash forecasting, including:
- Analysis of prior-week cash inflows and outflows.
- Review of ABC, Cardinal, and McKesson transactions to generate near-term receipt forecasts.
- Identification and follow-up of significant variances or timing shifts.
- Partner with the Finance team regarding GTN‑related cash forecasting.
- Develop quarterly balance sheet and cash flow forecasts.
- Prepare and review the monthly S&OP Cash Conversion Cycle report.
- Drive working capital performance by partnering with Supply Chain, AP, AR, and Finance leadership to ensure timely collections, controlled disbursements, resolution of overdue items and optimization of inventory levels.
- Oversee bi‑monthly disbursement cycles and prepare CFO review package summarizing key payments and variances versus the 13‑week forecast.
Capital Expenditures
- Review and approve capital expenditure requests, ensuring alignment with financial, operational, and return-on-investment expectations.
Annual Budgeting & Strategic Planning
- Lead development of annual balance sheet for cash, AR, debt, interest and cash flow budgets.
- Ensure that budget submissions satisfy all lender covenant requirements.
- Develop quarterly balance sheet and cash flow forecasts.
- Build long-range balance sheet and cash flow projections supporting the company’s strategic plan.
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Accounting, Business, or related field required; MBA or CPA strongly preferred.
- 12+ years of progressive finance and or treasury experience, including FP&A, forecasting, and financial leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to manage cash forecasting, working capital performance, and lender reporting.
- Experience in private equity–backed or leveraged environments a significant plus.
- Strong technical expertise in financial modeling, scenario analysis, ROI calculations, and balance sheet/cash flow forecasting.
- Proven ability to influence senior leaders and external financial partners through clear, concise communication.
- Advanced Excel and PowerPoint capabilities required.
- Experience with ERP systems (Oracle, SAP, etc.) and financial planning tools.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to develop high-performing finance talent.
- High integrity, sound judgment, and ability to operate effectively under tight timelines.
Personal Attributes
• Strong analytical skills coupled with a solid understanding of business dynamics.
• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing; proficient in grammar, spelling and editing; and foster communications with stakeholders at all levels in the organization.
• Ability to prioritize workload, must be highly organized, detail-oriented, handle various tasks simultaneously and work independently within limited time constraints with little or no supervision.
• Must be able to maintain confidentiality and deal effectively and diplomatically.
• Effective communication is necessary with the ability to interface with management as well as within various functional and finance groups.
• Customer centric work attitude and framework.
• Attention to detail and accuracy.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Salary Range
The expected base salary for this Bridgewater, NJ based position is $175,000 - $230,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus if you are an active employee on the payment date.
Benefits
Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, health saving account, employee assistance program, tuition reimbursement program, parental leave, wellness program, paid time off, volunteer time, and holidays.
Physical requirements
This role will follow a hybrid work schedule, requiring three (3) onsite days per week at our Bridgewater, NJ office.
Equal Opportunity Employment
Providing “equal employment opportunity” is one of the most important people policies of Cosette Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Our goal is to do all that we realistically can to provide genuine equal employment opportunity to applicants and employees in all phases of our operation. It is the policy of this Company that there shall be no discrimination with respect to employment, or any of the terms and conditions of employment, because of an individual’s race, creed, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, age, gender identity or expression, affectional or sexual orientation, marital status, domestic partnership, familial status, atypical hereditary cellular or blood trait, disability (including AIDS and HIV infection), genetic information, liability for service in the United States armed forces or any other legally protected status. The Company is dedicated to ensuring that all employment decisions are in accordance with these principles of equal employment opportunity.